concretedog<p>Hottest day ever lol so just to add to the heat lets build a big indoor hot air balloon for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lpoolmakefest" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lpoolmakefest</span></a></span> and then spend ages test filling it with a heat gun! If that wasn't hot enough... check me out in my <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@oshwassociation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oshwassociation</span></a></span> bandana! If ur interested in these hot air antics we did a piece on them in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@HackSpacemag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HackSpacemag</span></a></span> 61 when <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rpimag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rpimag</span></a></span> were but a twinkle in their eye. <a href="https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/hackspace/issues/61" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">magazine.raspberrypi.com/hacks</span><span class="invisible">pace/issues/61</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>making</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a></p>
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concretedog<p>Been working on this Drop Pod Parachute Deployer aka the DPPD! Need to make a better spring and then work on an onboard microcontroller system. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>making</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessyDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessyDesk</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Remember that <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prototype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prototype</span></a> nosecone from yesterday? Got the first prototype loaded up with a single LED and a battery, the little lengths of light pipe work well. Video doesn't capture the colours well tho! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>making</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocketry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocketry</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Hmm. I appear to have brazed glass together with plastic! Gonna try again with just one sheet of glass. :) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fail</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Little attempt to anneal some tiny <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> fins using the glass plates I cut earlier. Lots of little developments happening in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Also today, my twin boom supercapacitor free flight design (article soon in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackSpace</span></a> Mag on <span class="h-card"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> press ) had some flights... it does like collecting the walls though! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeFlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Fun afternoon testing out supercapacitor powered Rogallo wing models! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Working on a self deploying Rogallo wing. Whilst testing will be blowing this out of a tube, eventually it will be deployed from a small <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> :) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocketry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocketry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeflight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeflight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>All canopied up! Ready for test chucks along with lots of other prototypes! Can't wait for the next indoor flying session. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rogallo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rogallo</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Fun morning laying up a pattern for the larger Rogallo prototype. It's going to be ripstop just glued on for this prototype. I can imagine sewing one with sleeves and pockets down the line. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>making</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a></p>
concretedog<p>Rogallo development continues... tonight an attempt at a micro supercapacitor powered wing. Also done a bit more work on the 1m span prototype.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeFlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Making</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessyDesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessyDesk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcretedogsFlightLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcretedogsFlightLab</span></a></p>
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